Umbilicaria mammulata
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Umbilicaria mammulata |
Umbilicaria mammulata, or Smooth Rock Tripe, is a foliose lichen found on boulders and rock walls.[1]
Ecology
This species is found in forests and around lakes. It grows on several types of rock substrate, such as acid rock, sandstone, quartz, and granitic rock.[2]
References
- ^ Walewski, Joe (2007). Lichens of the North Woods. City: Kollath-Stensaas. ISBN 0979200601.
- ^ Wisconsin State Herbarium, "Wisconsin Vascular Plants: Details Page." http://www.botany.wisc.edu/Wislichens/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=UMBMAM (accessed Dec 19, 2008).